Colophon was an ancient city in Ionia. Founded around the turn of the first millennium BC, it was likely one of the oldest of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. It was located between Lebedos and Ephesus . Its ruins are south of the town Değirmendere in the Menderes district of Izmir Province, Turkey.
The city's name comes from the word κολοφών, "summit", as it was sited along a ridgeline. The term colophony for rosin comes from the term colophonia resina, resin from the pine trees of Colophon, which was highly valued for increasing friction of the bow hairs of stringed musical instruments.
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